Tag: hello dolly

  • Noteworthy Changes Coming in WordPress 4.9.5

    Noteworthy Changes Coming in WordPress 4.9.5

    WordPress 4.9.5 Beta 1 is available for testing and brings with it 23 bug fixes and improvements. A release candidate is scheduled for release on March 20th and a final release on April 3rd. Here are some notable changes you can expect in the release. "Cheatin’ uh?" Error Message is Replaced The "Cheatin’ uh?" error…

  • Without Context, Some Lyrics Inside the Hello Dolly Plugin Are Degrading to Women

    Without Context, Some Lyrics Inside the Hello Dolly Plugin Are Degrading to Women

    There have been many discussions over the years on whether or not Hello Dolly should be unbundled with WordPress. Seven years ago, it was argued that the lyrics are copyrighted and could potentially violate the GPL license. The latest issue with Hello Dolly is that some lyrics that appear in users dashboards with the plugin…

  • Hello Security Plugin Aims to Educate WordPress Users on Web Security Best Practices

    Hello Security Plugin Aims to Educate WordPress Users on Web Security Best Practices

    Hello Security is a new plugin developed by Michele Butcher that displays security tips and reminders in the WordPress backend. It’s a fork of Hello Dolly and Butcher’s first plugin submitted to the plugin directory. Security best practices include PASSWORD is never a good password, backup all the things, and only give users the access…

  • The Dude: A Fun Alternative to Hello Dolly

    The Dude: A Fun Alternative to Hello Dolly

    This isn’t just a plugin, man. It’s The Dude, so that’s what you call it. That, or His Dudeness… Duder… or El Duderino, if, you know, you’re not into the whole brevity thing. It symbolizes the realization of an entire modern lazy hippie bowling amateur private investigator generation summed up in two words spoken most…